T.L. Ako Sa'yo

Chapter 75 (It's Your Love)

Arkin's POV

(From five days ago)

Upon Yana closed the door, I didn't know what to do. I stood there for minutes. I heard her sobbing on the other side of the door. I felt sorry for her. I felt responsible for all her suffering. It was my fault that she turned into this. I lied to her that I love her. I felt the urge to knock at the door but I chose not to. She cried for minutes. I stayed there until I can no more hear her sobbing.

After that I found myself dialing Trev's number. He picked up on the third ring.

"What are you doing there?" bungad niya.

I bet Yana didn't let him know about us coming here in the Philippines. She had everything planned even before we came back here. She knew Trev is going to oppose about her plan so she didn't tell him anything about it, even about her knowing that he can already walk.

"Yana..."

"What? What happened to her?"

He was in a state of panic. Knowing how much he loves his sister, I'm not surprised at all that he did this to me for her. I can't blame him for that. what I just regret is that we let Yana in this drama having her feelings sacrificed.

"She... she already knew about everything." I said.

"What?" bulalas niya.

"It's over Trev." I softly said. "It's just... It's over."

He was silent for a moment I thought he hung up. I heard him breathing heavily. I'd never thought this is how it's going to end.

I started walking away from Yana's room.

"Where is she?" tanong niya. I was surprised that he's so calm.

"She is at your house, in her room. I-I left here there." Tugon ko.

This is the first time we had a calm conversation in years of being together. He was again silent on the other side of the line. Neither of us wanted to speak.

"She sent me away." I said again.

He didn't respond again. I don't know what to say anymore. I'm not used to him being this quiet.

"She said she'll be back there in five days." I said again.

It feels so weird talking to him, in the phone like this. I guess we don't have to say our goodbyes in person. Our relationship has been a painful one. We just remember painful things whenever we see each other. Painful memories where a sorry isn't even enough that we reached to a point where speaking to each other makes it even worse.

I tried to remember my fondest memory of him. It was when we learned how to play piano when we were kids. He was always one step ahead of me. I was there when he said he wanted to be a pianist. I was there when his father didn't allow him to because he wanted him to run their company. I was there when he almost gave him on his dream. I was there when he fought for his dreams but in the end, he was forced to quit. I was there when he always sneaked into the music room to play piano. I always accompanied him secretely when he went to his lessons, I even gave him my allowance for that. I was there when his father found out about it. That's when things started to change. He blamed me for it. He thought I told his dad.

But I never did.

I would never do that to him.

But he insisted it and that hurt, he didn't trust me.